President Donald Trump expressed confidence in a swift conclusion to the ongoing war with Iran, and stated that the negotiating parties are on the verge of finalizing a “very, very good deal” aimed at prohibiting nuclear weapons.
Following his attendance at the NBA Finals in New York early Tuesday, Trump told reporters that a deal could be struck in “two or three days,” with the reopening of the strategically important Strait of Hormuz to follow “immediately.”
When asked if a peace agreement would be signed in that timeframe, Trump refused to commit. “No, no…we have a good chance of doing it,” he said.
Addressing a recent incident involving a U.S. military Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, Trump assured that the pilots are safe and uninjured. The administration is set to release a report on the incident on Tuesday, said the President.
Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday that negotiations are still in progress. He stated that the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports in the Gulf of Oman will continue “until a ‘Final Deal’ is reached.”
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